Crazy Raccoon Cup #5 reinforces series as one of the most popular in Valorant outside VCT
The Crazy Raccoon Cup #5 for Valorant was held online from July 15 to July 16, with Medusa’s side emerging as the winner. The showmatch event ended as the third most watched in the series overall and the third most popular among Valorant competitions.
Having finished the scrims stage with a 3-3-1 record, Crazy Raccoon’s Valorant star’s side topped the Group Stage of the Main Event with a 6-1 record, with its only loss coming in Round 2 to Crest Gaming Zst GON's team. In the Grand Final, the team eased past CR teammate makiba’s roster 2-0 to take home the winner's cheque.
Before we dive into the usual stats of this event, here's a lowdown about Crazy Raccoon, its growth, events, and esports team. Anyone who wants more details on such special events and tournaments involving streamers and pro players can subscribe to us and access a wealth of data.
What is Crazy Raccoon and the Crazy Raccoon Cup?
Crazy Raccoon is a prominent esports organization based in Japan. It was founded in 2018 with the aim of building and developing esports, and today, it has teams in disciplines like Apex Legends, Brawl Stars, Valorant, PUBG, Fortnite, and Rainbow Six Siege. It also has a content creation team that has helped make it one of the premier esports institutions in the esports-mad country.
The company is owned by Daichi Takano, and it started with six divisions: Fortnite, Apex Legends, Valorant, Clash Royale, Super Smash Bros., and a streamer team. In the intervening years, it added Street Fighter and Brawl Stars rosters to its lineup, with the Riot Games shooter being especially successful for it.
Here are a few accomplishments of Crazy Raccoon from various disciplines:
Valorant:
- VCT 2021: Japan Stage 3 Challengers 1
- VCT 2021: Japan Stage 1 Masters
- Valorant TechnoBlood Climber Summit
Apex Legends:
- ALGS: 2022 Last Chance Qualifier 2 - APAC North
- ALGS Winter Circuit #2 - APAC North
- GLL Community Cups #25 - APAC North
Fortnite:
- C4S3: Duos Cash Cup Week 2: Asia
- FNCS 2023 - Major 1: Asia - Grand Finals
- FNCS 2023 - Major 1: Asia Week 2 - Final
Brawl Stars:
- Brawl Stars Championship 2023: June East Asia Monthly Finals
- Brawl Stars Championship 2023: April East Asia Monthly Finals
- Snapdragon Pro Series Season 2: APAC Challenge
With a foothold in the esports industry, Crazy Raccoon decided to enter the tournament organizing segment, which is where the Crazy Raccoon Cup came into being. The first few events were held in Apex Legends, another highly popular game in the island nation before Valorant was added to the mix.
These competitions started with smaller audience numbers but with each passing edition, they became bigger and better. Today, the Crazy Raccoon Cup is one of the most anticipated Valorant and Apex Legends tournaments across Japan, drawing millions of fans to watch their favorite influencers and esports stars in action.
Viewership stats from Crazy Raccoon Cup #5
This Valorant event recorded 2.4M Hours Watched, 255K Peak Viewers, and 200K Average Viewers over an airtime of 12 hours. It peaked towards the end of the action on Day 1 when Medusa’s side began rebuilding momentum after its only loss and tearing away from the competition.
In terms of the platform, Twitch was the most preferred, notching more than 75% of the overall viewership watch hours at this Valorant competition. Darumaisgod was the most watched and popular streamer, handily beating his closest challengers on both metrics.
When looking at the overall series, the Crazy Raccoon Cup #5 finished third on the list of the most popular Valorant tournaments. It is led by the Crazy Raccoon Cup #2 from February last year, while the overall table is headed by Apex Legends’ the Crazy Raccoon Cup #9.5, with the event in question sitting snugly in the sixth position.
It was also the third most-watched competition overall in the series, a standing led by the abovementioned Crazy Raccoon Cup #2, with the Crazy Raccoon Cup #3 in second place. Interestingly, the first Apex Legends event to appear on this table is the Crazy Raccoon Cup #9.5 down in the sixth spot, reiterating how popular Valorant has become as an esport discipline in the Land of the Rising Sun since its launch three years ago.
Moreover, it has become one of the most followed non-VCT esports events worldwide, thanks to the level of dedication and care put in by Crazy Raccoons in organizing everything. While other streamers and esports organizations avoid hosting such competitions or have infrequent schedules, this series has been a constant since 2020 and always pulls a decent crowd, regardless of the game.
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